Bocas del Toro
Near Bastimentos Island
A Caribbean archipelago with shallow reefs and interconnected mangrove ecosystems.
Depth
5–20 m
Recommended level
Open Water
Average visibility
15 m
Water temperature
28 °C
Current
Weak
Access
Shore/Boat
Best time
All year round
Recommended certification
Open Water
Approx. price
40 USD / dive
Plan your dive
- Best time
- All year round
- Approx. price
- 40 USD / dive
Location
See on the interactive map1 park within 30 km — see the related spots section for more detail.
43 species documented in Bocas del Toro
Critically EndangeredCoral cuerno de alce
Acropora palmata
Least ConcernDelfín mular
Tursiops truncatus
Data DeficientLangosta espinosa del Caribe
Panulirus argus
Least ConcernMorena verde
Gymnothorax funebris
VulnerableTiburón nodriza
Ginglymostoma cirratum
Critically EndangeredTortuga carey
Eretmochelys imbricata
EndangeredTortuga verde
Chelonia mydas
Abanico de mar púrpura
Gorgonia ventalina
Bonito listado
Katsuwonus pelamis
Cangrejo azul
Callinectes sapidus
Cangrejo azul terrestre
Cardisoma guanhumi
Cangrejo fantasma atlántico
Ocypode quadrata
Ecosystem
Nearby parks
What is there to see on land, near this site?
Bastimentos Island
11 km away
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Farasan Islands
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Dolphins · occasional whale sharks
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